Device for supporting golf bags



DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING GOLF BAGS Filed Nov. 5, 1924 atmmq Patented Aug. 4, 19 25.

ELMER '1. IOCKLINGTON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING GOLF BAGS.

Application filed November 5, 1924, semi Io. 747,896.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, Emma 'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michi- 'gan, have invented a certain new and useful Im rovement in Devices for Supporting'Go f Bags, be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to a device for supporting golf club bags in a vertical position, whereby the clubs may be readily available without stooping to lift the bag from the ground,the golf bag is thus protected against damage due to moisture or from be- 2 ing soiled as a result of lying upon the ground when not employed in carrying clubs.' I

A further object of the invention is to rovide a simple and inexpensive device w ich 55 may be adjusted for different lengths of bags and so that the end of the supporting rod may be forced. into the earth to a greater or less extent-contingent upon the condition of the ground necessary for it to penetrate,for example if the ground is soft and contains considerable moisture it may be necessary to penetrate deeper therem in order to support the bag than if it is hard and dry. I A further. object of the invention is to provide means whereby the device may be detached from the outside of the bag and adjusted that it may bag when not employed to support the 40 latter.

' A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the adjustable thumb screws employed to maintain the co-- operating parts in their respective adjusted positions may not become accidentally detached therefrom and lost.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description T. PooKmNo- Y that changes may be made in and declare the following to I be carried within the 'rod,to which the hoo proceeds the invention further resides in the combinatlon and arrangement of parts and m-t he details of construction hereinafter described andv claimed it being understood t e precise embod ment of the invention herein disclosed w thout departing from the spirit of the same.

' In the drawings'accompanying this speci- 7 fication:

F1 is 1 is a side elevation of the device attac ed 'to a golf bag showing the su port- 60 mg rod inserted in the groun where y the bag is maintainedin a vertical position,- the supporting rod being also indicated in dotted llnes as when forced into moist earth to a greater depth than necessary in hard 66 and dry soil.

F1 re 2 is a side elevation of the device showing the supporting rod adjusted with reference to its cooperatin parts in order that it maybe housed within the bag without danger of puncturing the latter.

Figure 3 is a pers ective view of the device to more clearly isclose the channel-like construction of the adjust-able fixture slidable upon the supporting rod.

Figure 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on or about line 4-4 of Fi re 1 looking toward the overlapping pa ded step of the adjustable fixture.

1gure"5 is an enlarged detail elevation and sectional view showing means for retaining the thumb screw-employed to secure the adjustable element to the supporting rod-against accidental detachment.

Figure 6 is aperspective view of a hook- 815 shaped element and its depending bifurcated ortion-adapted to straddle theoshank of t e thumb screw carried by the adjustable v fixture and slidable u on the supporting shaped element is spot-welded.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings:

A denotes a golf bag of usual construction.

B indicates a supporting rod or tube of suitable length fitted with a handle B} and pointed at its lower end B that it may readil penetrate the soil.

Sli ably mounted upon the supporting rod is a fixture C preferably of channel-like construction provided at its lower end with an upturned hook C adapted to engage the lower hoop (not shown) at the end of a golf ba l rojecting from the member C is a bracket C forming a step, fitted with a leather or sheet rubber pad 0 having projecting edges serving to protect the bag against wear when the device is lodged therein. The upper end of the fixture C is provided with a ock C bored for the passage of the supporting rod and also tapped to receive a thumb screw D, adapted to bear upon the rod to secure the fixture in its ad usted position,-the rod may be provided, if desired, wlth a series of peripheral indentations to recelve the end of the screw.

To provide against accidental dislodgment of the thumb screw D an overhanging hook-sha ed plate D -bifurcated to straddle the sliank of the latter,is-spot-welded to the end of the block.

F indicates an adjustable block provlded with a bore for the passage of the supporting rod B and fitted with a thumb screw E to impinge upon the latter to secure the block in its adjusted position. The block F is also provided with a hook-shaped member 1 designed to engage the upper ringof the golf bag and with a bifurcated portion F which straddles the shank of the set screw E to secure the latter ainst accidental dislodgment:-the hook-s aped member F beilllg preferably spot-welded to the adjustable Having now indicated the several parts by reference letters the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood:

The fixture O is first adjusted u on the supporting rod that the pointed en of the latter may enter the soil to a sufficient depth to support the bag in a vertical position the lower book of the fixture being) enga d with the ring atthe bottom of the ag. The upper hook F is then adjusted that it may overlap and be secured to the upper ring of the bag. The player then grasps the handle B on the end of the rod and with his foot upon the bracket 0 forces the rod into the soil until the bottom of the bag is adjacent to or rests upon the surface of the ground,-thereby supporting the bag vertically in order that the clubs contained there in may be readily available.

en it is deslred to move over the course the player withdraws the rod from the soil 1 by means of the handle or knob 13 at its upper end. At the end of the game the de- V106 may be readily detached from the bag and the sup orting rod adjusted so that its relatively s ar penetrating end is pro-g tected by the ower hook before being housed in the bag that the latter ma not be punctured by the point of the re It will be noted that the leather or rubber pad covering the foot bracket projects beyond the edge of the latter to protect the ba and cllllllls against injury through contact t ere- Wlt Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a device of the a supporting rod; means carried by the rod adapted to engage the lower end of a ba an ad'ustable member slidable upon t e rod a apted to engage the upper end of said bag; means for securing said slidable nlilemlber to the rod when adjusted, whereby t e and in a substantially vertical position upon inserting the end of said rod in the ground.

2. In a device of the character described; a supporting rod; a pair of adjustable members slidable upon the rod adapted to engage character described" ag may be held parallel with the rod a bag; means for securing said members to the rod when adjusted, whereby the bag may be held parallel with the rod and in a substantially vertical position upon inserting the end ofthe rod in the ground.

3. In a device of the character described; a supporting rod, a slidable fixture mounted upon said rod, provided with means for engaging the lower end of a bag: means for securing said fixture to the rod when adjusted; a block slidably mounted upon the rod provided with a hook adapted to e age the upper end of the bag; a set screw a apted to secure said block to the rod when adjusted, and means adapted to secure the set screw against dislodgement from the block while permitting its adjustment therein.

In a device of the character'described;

a sup orting rod; a channel-like fixture sleev upon the rod provided at its lower end with a hook-shaped element adapted to engage the lower end of a bag; means for securing said channel-like fixture to the rod when adjusted; an adjustable element slidable upon the rod, rovided with a hook adapted to engage te upper end of said bag; a set screw adapted to secure said element to the rod when adjusted and means for securing said set screw against accidental dislodgment while vpermitting its adjustment in the slidable element.

5. In a device of the character described; a rod pointed at one end and fitted with a handle at its opposite end; an adjustable channel-like fixture slidable upon the rod fitted with means for engaging a bag at its ower end and with a projecting step, whereby foot pressure may be applied to force the rod into the ground; a set screw adapted to secure said channel-like fixture to the rod when adjusted; at slidable block mounted upon the rod provided with a hook adapted to engage the upper end of the bag and means for securing the block to the rod when adjusted.

6. In a device of the character described; a supporting rod having a pointed end; an adjustable fixture slidebie upon the rod provided with means for engaging a bag at its lower end with a projecting step to which foot pressure may be applied to force the a set screw adapted to rod into the ground;

fixture to the rod; a,

secure said adjustable yieldable pad marginal projecting beyond the edge of the step; a shdableibloek mounted upon the rod provided with a. hook adapted to engage the up r end of the bag and means for securing t 9 block to the rod when edjusted.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

vEI'JMER T. POCKLINGTON. Witnesses:

L. E. Tnoms, B-V.QGNN.

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